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  1. deano89

    Mitral valve repair on TV tonight...live (UK)

    thank mr snuffles & sue look forward to seeing it ...cant belive i just said that !
  2. deano89

    Mitral valve repair on TV tonight...live (UK)

    im on hols at the moment but that is where im due to have my surgery, my surgeon will be Frank wells in approx 4 months time so hope to see it when i get home ,who was the surgeon performingThis repair?
  3. deano89

    weight lifting after surgery

    i met with the surgeon who will be performing my surgery and talked about recovery he said no lifting until the sternum was solid and that will take at least 8 weeks after that light weights and take it very easy for quite a while and he believes in time i wont have any restrictions so i guess...
  4. deano89

    Need Your Input re: Exhaustion as a Symptom

    jsut echo what others have said the cardio was only interested in two symptoms 1 being shortness of breath and the other was any swelling round the ankles ih ave neither, i have severe mitral regurg and over the past few yearss i have always said no matter how much sleep i have i still feel...
  5. deano89

    Joes Recovery

    excellent news hope the recovery goes smoothly
  6. deano89

    Met with surgeon today.

    i dont disagree would be nice to put it all behind us ASAP ,i just got a house to do up before surgery as the tennants wrecked it! , got it all gutted at the moment waiting new kitchen bathroom to be delivered then i can crack on ,and also doing our holiday cottage up so thought end of summer...
  7. deano89

    Met with surgeon today.

    glad you met the surgeon and it all sounds good to go, i met with my surgeon earlier in the week and feel so much better about it all ,given the same percentage as you and also option of timing which i have decided with surgeon after summer hols , he agreed nothing was going to change in that...
  8. deano89

    A quiet chuckle

    you could always get a nipple piercing and hang a weight from it to bring it back into line ! you could start a new photo gallery im sure there will be more noticing it now!
  9. deano89

    chest recovery

    i spoke to surgeon today and he said 6 - 8 weeks for the sternum to be solid!
  10. deano89

    Met with surgeon today

    met with the surgeon Frank Wells today ,he welcomed me and my wife into his office and said i have looked at your mitral valve i can fix you. he had a really nice manner and i instantly felt calmness , i asked if he would do my surgery and he said he would . asked about timing as i wanted to...
  11. deano89

    What can Mitral Valve Prolapse lead to? How does anxiety factor in

    i had mvp diagnosed at 21 and was told it was nothing to worry about and i could go through life with it . i was never checked after that .unfortunatley i am one of a very few where it actually progressed to where i need surgery ,you might want to google mvp syndrome it will give you a lot of...
  12. deano89

    Asymptomatic or Not?

    i think the problem is once you know you look at everthing much closer, and its mentally draining going through this roller coaster of a ride which in its self makes you more tired i look at everthing i do much more closer now! but if i take a step back i think nothing has really changed...
  13. deano89

    Out of Body experience?

    i beleive there is a study in uk and us where some hospitals are placing things high and well out of normal vision in the operating theaters and wards to see if its really out of body or not some good reading hear about NDE http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7639798.stm
  14. deano89

    Cold one week out

    personnaly i would want to go into surgery when my time comes in as good a condition as possible so would talk to the doctors ASAP
  15. deano89

    Do you agree with the new prophylatic guidelines?

    i have ticked the doctors /dentist wont help and i am concerned. which is the case with the dentist prctice i have had since childhood . but i did search out a dentist who would prescribe them so have now changed to her ,interestingly her interpetation is if the pataient insists then she...
  16. deano89

    What's your opinion on a second opinion? :-)

    uk is definetly different ...i was told heart cath was basically only done on me because i was over 45 ,But TEE is always done if surgery is likely also time yes very slooooooow my journey started back in july 08 and first echo where decided i needed surgery was in october since then its taken...
  17. deano89

    What's your opinion on a second opinion? :-)

    Hi Ged have you had TEE or just echo ?i know the TEE gave a much better look at my valve and heart and did show that the first echo was not as accurate but they are still recommending surgery,think your probably like me you want to here the words, you dont need surgery just yet but sometime in...
  18. deano89

    Needinfo's surgery is Tuesday, April 7

    good luck and best wishes for a successful surgery and smooth recovery
  19. deano89

    Blake777's MVR is Wednesday, April 8

    good luck and best wishes for a successful surgery and smooth recovery
  20. deano89

    anyone heard from riverside rob?

    Hi been thinking about riverside rob again still hasnt posted since surgery on march the 12th anyone heard or in contact with him ? heres hoping hes just taking time out to recover Dean
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